17-year-old shot and killed in Kings Mountain (Source: Gray) By WBTV Web Staff | April 22, 2021 at 9:46 AM EDT - Updated April 22 at 9:53 AM
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WBTV) - A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Kings Mountain Wednesday evening.
The shooting happened around 7:18 p.m. on Redwood Circle off of Cleveland Avenue. Police say they found the 17-year-old with ânumerous gunshot wounds to his body.â
He was taken to CaroMont Medical Center in Gastonia, where he died.
Richard Emory Darnell Brown Jr., 20, was arrested in the case and charged with murder. He is being held at the Gaston County Detention Center under no bond.
By EDWARD MARTIN SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
With what felt like a grizzly in his chest, Jim Benfield’s legs buckled, and he crashed onto his living room floor. A Mount Holly policeman who had helped first responders break down doors to rescue ailing 911 callers, he frantically fumbled with his cellphone.
“Dummy me, why didn’t I call the ambulance?” he shrugs. “I knew I was dying, and all I could think was that I wanted to speak to my wife one more time.”
As he stepped out of the shower, a clot blocked the left anterior descending artery of Benfield’s heart, triggering paroxysms of pain that he compares to the claws of an angry bear.
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GEMS officials said three people were injured and rushed to Caromont Medical Center, WSOTV reported.
Around 8 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said on social media that the shooting happened after Mount Holly police officers confronted an armed suspect while responding to a breaking and entering call.
According to CMPD, during the encounter, several shots were fired between the suspect and several Mount Holly police officers, as well as a Gaston County police officer who also responded to the call.
A Mount Holly officer, later identified as 25-year-old Tyler Avery Herndon, was shot and taken to Caromont Medical Center with serious injuries. Just before 10:30 a.m., CMPD said that he had died, according to WSOTV reported.
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